Synopsis
Here is a book that will help public, school, and academic librarians take advantage of Web 2.0 technologies. Using an easy-to-understand writing style, author Ellyssa Kroski provides librarians and information professionals with a detailed look at the latest and hottest technologies. She provides innovative, realworld examples of libraries which are using these technologies to enhance their online presence, showcase services and increase patronage as well as helpful, illustrative screenshots. Whether to create a book review blog, social bookmark collection, subject specific RSS feed, or a specialized search engine, librarians will find this guide invaluable for promoting their services in a digital age and attracting even the most tech-savvy of patrons.
Review
The author does a good job of covering the major types of tools, including some less-often discussed types...this book is a good introduction to 2.0 technologies and their uses in libraries. --Journal of the Medical Library Association, January 2009
Ellyssa Kroski's Web 2.0 for Librarians and Information Professionals stands out because it surveys almost every current library manifestation of cutting-edge, participatory technology. --American Libraries, August 2008
Ellyssa Kroski does a superb job of introducing new technologies and concepts in understandable language, and then demonstrating their use in multiple capacities... An exceptional reference source that is engaging and easy to read. It is highly recommended reading for all librarians, and for all public and academic library collections. --Catholic Library World, June 2009
"This is a great resources, a topical cross-section summarising and reviewing outstanding technologies that have actually already permeated libraries, their constituencies, and broader society...The book is attractive for the calibre of Kroski's definitions, her meticulous explorations of key concepts and annotations of leading contemporary examples. 'Thumbs up' to Web 2.0 for librarians and information professionals." --The Australian Library Journal, November 2009
Ellyssa Kroski does a superb job of introducing new technologies and concepts in understandable language, and then demonstrating their use in multiple capacities... An exceptional reference source that is engaging and easy to read. It is highly recommended reading for all librarians, and for all public and academic library collections. --Catholic Library World, June 2009
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